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Late Fame: this tale of literary redemption is sad, tender and opaque

For Willem Dafoe’s Ed, being part of an artistic coterie after decades as a forgotten poet is like the pleasurable twitch of a phantom limb.

27.08.2026 20

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Barry Langford

Moss & Freud: this anodyne portrait of their artist‑muse friendship lacks dramatic bite

With little revelation, it’s an indictment of the film’s inability to discover dramatic life in these potentially rich scenes.

28.05.2026 30

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Normal: this quirky Bob Odenkirk caper is Die Hard meets Fargo

In its rapid pacing, brief runtime and propulsive, hard-boiled action, Normal positions itself as a latter-day B-movie and mostly delivers.

06.05.2026 30

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You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love by Jean‑Noël Orengo is a masterful take on Nazi memory, myth and moral reckoning

For a decade the architect Albert Speer enjoyed a unique position as courtier and protege to Adolf Hitler. A new novel examines the man, and his lies.

09.04.2026 40

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Desperate Journey: wartime cliches overwhelm this extraordinary true account

Despite handsome production design, almost nothing in Freddie’s story has a ring of authenticity.

27.11.2025 30

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The Mastermind: this art theft heist offers a compassionate character study

The Mastermind is a fascinating companion piece to Paul Thomas Anderson’s smash hit, One Battle After Another.

22.10.2025 40

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Jurassic World Rebirth has everything a Jurassic film should – except the wonder

Thirty-two years, six Jurassic iterations and countless monstrous digital apparitions later, the wow factor is a distant memory.

02.07.2025 30

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